Month: August 2008

In Pakistan, the process of nominating the new president is paralyzed due to the complication and disagreement on the issue of the judiciary among parties … Pakistani Parties Split in Talks on Reinstating Judges (NY Times) Beyond Musharraf (Washington Post) “Saudi family members are allowed to speak annually to those detained as ‘enemy combatants’ by…

We won’t have Pervez Musharraf to kick around anymore: President Musharraf of Pakistan Resigns (NY Times) Pakistanis Celebrate After Musharraf News (LA Times) Musharraf Walked a Tightrope (NY Times) Although Saudi women can’t compete in the Olympics because of Wahabi objections to the athletic clothing standards, one Saudi woman parlays her equestrian talents into a…

Sauce for the American gander in far-away Iraq is not for the Russian goose on its border: Arab World Sees Bush’s Response to Georgia-Russia Crisis as Hypocritical (LA Times) As the trial of accused murderers of Americans begin in Sudan … Five Men Appear in Sudan Court over U.S. Killing (Reuters) .. the Americans accused…

As Musharraf seeks a face-saving exit … Accord Close on Musharraf’s Possible Resignation, Say Pakistanis (LA Times) … an estimated 135,000 Pakistanis flee their homes: Thousands Flee Pakistan Tribal Belt (Al-Jazeera) The Iranian president remains optimistic despite delays in concluding an agreement and the threat of American sanction on Turkey: Ahmadinejad Says Hopes for Turkey…

In response to a report that Israel would allow a paltry 20,000 Palestinians to return to the homes over a ten year period, Olmert announces he would not allow a single Palestinian his right under International Law: Olmert Rejects Return of Any Palestinian Refugees (Reuters) Hamas condemns groups firing rockets on Israel in violation of…

Who benefits fron the War in Iraq? Iraq Contractors ‘Cost US $85bn’ (Al-Jazeera) 160,000 displaced in fighting between government and rebels raises question: Is North Cotabato another Darfur in the making? : U.N. Concerned About Crisis in Philippines’ South (Reuters) Sudanese army attacks rebels in North Darfur (Reuters) While al-Qaeda continues to lose support in…

A Muslim land that has recently been a model of good governance and entrepreneurship, now looks forward to a university built by civil society: Former Refugees Launch University in Somaliland (Christian Science Monitor) The rupee sets “a new low for the second consecutive dayand violence continues as impatience with Musharraf grows: Pakistan Army Won’t Support…

Rather than expand the free market American intervention has further increased the roll of government spending: Iraq Private Sector Falters; Rolls of Government Soar (NY Times) Money as a Weapon: A modest program to put cash in Iraqis’ hands stretches its mandate with big projects (Washington Post) In Ramadi, a Counterinsurgency in Cash:Program Fed $87…

Authorities promise to “work to stop the economic blockade of a Muslim-majority region by Hindu protestors:” Kashmir Leader Ends Hunger Strike over Land Protest (Reuters) “To hold a man who has been judged to be of minimal risk to the country would make a mockery of the legal proceedings just completed:” Trial by Tribunal: Osama…

Restoration of fired judges in Pakistan would have prevented a chaotic impeachment of Musharraf, says leading lawyer: Musharraf Won’t Resign, Allies Say (New York Times) Iraqi central government power more dispersed as upcoming elections heighten the importance of regional politics… In Iraq, Regional Politics Heats Up (Washington Post) … while Shiite militia looks to restructure…